Donald Wayne Gurganious, 57, was killed following a home invasion at his Pinecrest Parkway residence in Wilmington, North Carolina. The incident occurred the night of March 4, 2020; Gurganious, who was blind, was shot in the chest after a brief struggle and later died at New Hanover Regional Medical Center on March 5, 2020. He is remembered as a longtime power industry worker who enjoyed fishing, NASCAR and time with his dog Sebastian, and he is survived by three children and five grandchildren.

Investigators say two suspects broke into the home around 10:30 p.m. A woman inside was held down by a man wearing a clown mask while the other suspect shot Gurganious. Surveillance footage and a GPS device on a vehicle leased to James Girlee Hardy’s wife placed Hardy at the scene. A handgun recovered from Hardy’s residence was matched by ballistics testing to the fatal shooting. Hardy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted armed robbery and first-degree kidnapping and received a sentence of up to 20 years.

Does anyone have additional information about Gurganious’s life or the events that night that could shed more light on the case?